Co skrývá Jeruzalém - Pohřbená historie nejvíce znesvářeného města světa – Lawler Andrew (2023)

The book traces the multifaceted history of the exploration of Jerusalem's underground from the mid-19th century to the present; an underground that conceals five thousand years of the biblical city's existence. The author presents a vivid and engaging account of archaeological endeavors and their political, cultural, and religious impacts with the thoroughness of a historian and the storytelling gift of an experienced journalist. The story of the city, intertwined across all civilizational levels—from religious fervor to national and power interests, to geographical conditions—is narrated by the author with maximum detachment. In the historical description of the war—taken both figuratively and literally—over the spiritual and cultural heritage of Christians, Muslims, and Jews, he does not take sides. ***** The book What Lies Beneath Jerusalem takes readers into tombs, tunnels, buried shrines, and palaces of the Holy City. It introduces a number of significant figures who have explored this underground landscape. Andrew Lawler skillfully and passionately shows how their quests have shaped and continue to shape conflicts in modern Jerusalem and throughout the Middle East. He also suggests that it could provide guidance for peaceful coexistence between two nations and three religions.